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Seized Documents Suggest Fatah Plotted to Frame Hamas in Egypt

Hamas has leaked internal Fatah documents it says proves that its rival was trying to frame it in Egypt's political crisis.
Palestinian members of al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in an anti-Israel parade in Gaza City December 2, 2012. Eight days of Israeli air strikes on Gaza and cross-border Palestinian rocket attacks ended in an Egyptian-brokered truce agreement last month calling on Israel to ease restrictions on the territory. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) - RTR3B4SD
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Over the past few weeks, the two largest Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, have exchanged accusations over the Egyptian crisis. Fatah is regarded as closer to the Egyptian army, while Hamas has ties with deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi.

Fatah started by accusing Hamas of interfering in the situation in Egypt through television coverage, newspapers and news sites within Hamas’ “media apparatus,” which, according to Fatah, is biased toward the Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas’ media outlets are also said to have broadcast the Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins and hosted Islamist figures, suggesting that the Palestinian group rejects the coup.

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